Tag Archives: VIOLENCE

Six Police officers have been interdicted by the Service for their roles in a shooting incident that rocked Lamashegu, a suburb of the Northern Regional capital, Tamale. The events of Sunday, February 13, 2022, led to the discharge of live ammunition on a young man who was reportedly fleeing from …

A 15-year-old boy was gunned down in gang violence in Bramble Way in Bonteheuwel, Cape Town, on Saturday night. Police spokesperson Colonel Andrè Traut said the boy was killed at around 19:30 by an unknown perpetrator. No arrests have been made. Traut added: We have reason to believe the incident …

One of the leaders in the gang violence that erupted in Nima last month has been arrested by the police. Violence erupted on the streets of Nima and its environs in Accra on Tuesday, January 18, 2022. The incident that had machete-wielding young men take over the streets in a …

Two rival groups face-off on the streets of Nima Police intervention breaks gang-fight Seven arrested in connection with Nima gang violence The Ghana Police Service have provided details on the violence that erupted on the streets of Nima and its environs in Accra on Tuesday, January 18, 2022. The incident that had …

Machete gangs go on rampage in Nima Social media users slam increasing resort to violence Police vow to accost and bring criminals to book The Ghana Police Service is pursuing criminal elements believed to be associated with violent clashes in Nima, a suburb of the capital Accra. According to a …

Chaos in Parliament over E-levy Majority leaders apologises for chaos Parliament suspends sitting Comfort Doyoe Cudjoe-Ghansah, the Member of Parliament of Ada Constituency, has promised of more violence in the house of Parliament if the Majority side of the house ‘does not change’. According to her the Minority is primed for the chaos and that …

A foreign-owned spaza shop in Soweto, which was looted on August 29 2018. The SA Human Rights Commission said it was disappointed to see a xenophobic video, circulating on social media, of a person stating that foreigners will not be allowed to open or run their spaza shop businesses in …

Relatives on Wednesday mourned the death of a 14-year-old boy killed in the violence that has left South Africa on edge, as the government urged communities to “work with law enforcement agencies to stop the looting and violence.” At the Chris Hani Mall in Vosloorus, far east of Johannesburg, Vusi …

  Sexual violence is being used as a weapon of war in Ethiopia’s Tigray, the U.N. aid chief told the Security Council on Thursday, prompting the U.S. envoy to challenge the body’s silence, asking: “Do African lives not matter as much as those experiencing conflict in other countries?” The U.N. …

Presidential candidate Mr Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine, and the Electoral Commission (EC) on Tuesday engaged in counter-accusations of liability for the violence and other irregularities on the campaign trail. The National Unity Platform (NUP) party candidate was yesterday meeting EC officials after he was accused of continuously flouting Covid-19 …